Transcript Political Leaders of 1942 - Mrs. Paschall's English Classes

Political Leaders of 1942
By: Tommy Green
4W
Adolf Hitler
• Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany
in 1942
• He was a dictator
• He also attempted to take over the
world and “purify” it
• Before taking over as dictator he was
chancellor
Hitler (continued)
• Caused the holocaust
• Believed greatly in fascism
• Immensely stretched the borders of
Germany
• Committed suicide in 1945
Joseph Stalin
• Dictator of Russia formerly know as the
Soviet Union
• He introduced the “Five-Year Plan”
• He led the Soviet Union to join the Allies
and help to defeat the Nazis
• His original given name was Iosif
Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
Stalin (continued)
• Executed his party members if they did
not agree with him
• He was in a seminary but was thrown
out later on
• As a child he survived small pox but
scars remained on his face
• Suffered from a stroke in 1953
F D Roosevelt
• President of the United States during
World War II
• He was the 32nd president of the United
States
• He was a strong democratic
• He was the only president to serve
more than two terms
Roosevelt (continued)
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Started his career at State Senate
Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Moved onto president nine years later
He was weak and sick for an extended
amount of time and finally passed away in
1962
Benito Mussolini
• His official title was "His Excellency
Benito Mussolini, Head of Government,
Duce of Fascism, and Founder of the
Empire”
• He led Italy into World War II and sided
mainly with France against Germany
Mussolini (continued)
• His official parties were Republic
Fascist, National Fascist, and Italian
Socialist
• He was in leadership of Italy from 1925
to 1943
Hideki Tojo
• Joined the Japanese army
• His military service included periods in
Switzerland and Germany
• Became head of the Kwantung Army
military police in 1935
• He was appointed minister of war in
1941 by Fumimaro Kondoye
Tojo (continued)
• A strong supporter of Nazi Germany
• He feared long term plans of Joseph
Stalin
• Advocated pre-emptive air strikes on
both China and the Soviet Union
• Executed for charges of being a war
criminal in 1948
Shigeru Honjo
• A close associate to Hideki Tojo
• He was a general in the Imperial
Japanese Army
• He was considered and ardent follower
of Sadao Araki’s doctrines
• When he returned to Japan he was
praised as a war hero
Sadao Araki
• Japanese soldier and politician
• An ultra-nationalist
• After World War II he was convicted as
a war criminal
• Sentenced to life imprisonment but
released in 1965
Other countries included in
World War II
• Allies – USSR, US, UK, China, France,
Free France, Poland, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Yugoslavia,
Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Norway,
and others
• Axis – Nazi Germany, Japan, Italy,
Romania, Hungary, Finland, Bulgaria,
Iraq, Thailand, and others
Work Cited
• <a
href="http://encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com/pages/19330/S
adao-Araki.html">Sadao Araki - Military career, Political and
thinking career, Summary of influence</a>
• http://www.thefamouspeople.com/political-leaders.php
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWtojo.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_T%C5%8Dj%C5%8D
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Honjō
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II